T 0912/06 (High purity tibolone/N.V. ORGANON) of 17.04.2009

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2009:T091206.20090417
Date of decision: 17 April 2009
Case number: T 0912/06
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 99948994.1
IPC class: C07J 1/00
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: Distributed to board chairmen (C)
Download: Decision in English
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Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: High purity compound (7alpha, 17alpha)-17-hydroxy-7-methyl-19-nor-17-pregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-3-one
Applicant name: N.V. Organon
Opponent name: NORTON HEALTHCARE LTD
Helm AG
Industriale Chimica S.R.L.
Zentiva a.s.
TECNIMEDE
Board: 3.3.01
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
Keywords: Main request - novelty (no)
Auxiliary requests 1 and 2 - inventive step (no)
No improvement - obvious alternative solution
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0150/82 T 0181/82 T 0197/86 T 0487/89 T 0990/96 T 0728/98
Citing cases: -

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

The appeal is dismissed.